Panoramic drive through the Lake District and Keswick

Ku kandziyisiwile: 04.08.2024

To explore the landscape of the Lake District, we wanted to take a panoramic drive today, which would lead us through small villages and passes.
Drive to the Castlerigg Stone Circle
Drive to the Castlerigg Stone Circle


But first, we made a stop at the Castlerigg Stone Circle.


Castlerigg Stone Circle
Castlerigg Stone Circle

The stone circle was probably erected around 4500 years ago and likely served ritual purposes.


Castlerigg Stone Circle
Castlerigg Stone Circle

Today, the freely accessible site was well filled with tourists.


Drive through the Lake District
Drive through the Lake District

We continued through the narrow streets towards Keswick. However, we did not stop in the town yet, but drove directly on the B5292.


Drive through the Lake District
Drive through the Lake District

The roads were not particularly wide, but even a bus was following us over the 318-meter-high Whinlatter Pass.


Drive through the Lake District
Drive through the Lake District

Only when we turned onto the B5289 did it have free passage again. 


Drive through the Lake District
Drive through the Lake District

For us, the roads became even narrower, but the view became more beautiful.


Crummock Water
Crummock Water

The road mostly offered space for only one vehicle, and in case of oncoming traffic, one had to drive to a further spot and stop there.


Crummock Water
Crummock Water

At least the passenger could enjoy the green, hilly landscape with the scattered flocks of sheep.


Sheep by the roadside
Sheep by the roadside

At Crummock Water, we took a coffee break with a view of the lake and were glad to see that some buses passed by us in the parking lot instead of encountering them on the road.


Crummock Water
Crummock Water

Through the small village of Buttermere, we reached the lake of the same name, where the route continued along.


Buttermere Lake
Buttermere Lake

Then we went up again to the 358-meter-high Honister Pass.


Drive through the Lake District
Drive through the Lake District

Our guide praised this route as the most scenic in the Lake District and indeed the views along the way were very beautiful.


Drive through the Lake District
Drive through the Lake District

After the scenic road, we arrived in Keswick.


Keswick
Keswick

We walked through the pedestrian zone and took a look at the small town center.


Keswick
Keswick

On a well-frequented footpath, we then walked towards Derwentwater.


Keswick
Keswick

The path to the lake leads through the lush flower-planted Hope Park.


Keswick
Keswick

Along the lake, we walked back towards the town center and then drove south.


Keswick
Keswick

Our campsite, where we planned to spend the next two nights, was located close to Coniston Water, and in the evening we took a brief walk to the lake, which we wanted to explore in more detail with the town the next day.


Coniston Water
Coniston Water

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